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Dutch government to hold 3M liable for 'Forever Chemicals' harm

A water sample is measured as part of a PFAS drinking water treatment experiment, Feb. 14, 2023, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati. [AP Photo]

The Dutch government said on Tuesday it would hold U.S. industrial group 3M Co. liable for polluting the Western Scheldt river with potentially harmful substances known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals."

3M said in a statement e-mailed to Reuters that it had received a letter from the Dutch government's legal representative on Tuesday and was studying its contents.

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